Monday, April 15, 2013

Defiance tries to put the sci-fi back in Syfy, wonders how those Y's got in there

by Todd VanDerWerff
April 15, 2013

Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, April 15. All times are Eastern.

TOP PICK

Defiance

(Syfy, 9 p.m.)

Aliens created by putting facial prosthetics on the actor? Check! Somewhat complicated mythology? Check! Vaguely post-apocalyptic setting? Check! Awkward attempts to mix in iconography from other genres? Oh, you better believe it’s a check. Yes, Syfy is bringing back the sy-fy… er… sci-fi, and Rowan Kaiser will be there to cover every weird-forehead-created-by-facial-prosthetic-makeup moment of it! Julie Benz stars, so you know that it will probably involve her dying somewhere in the middle of the show’s run. If you read, we will add!